Scuba Diving - 4th Edition

Scuba Diving - 4th Edition

Scuba's most comprehensive and authoritative guide is now better than ever! <P><i>Scuba Diving</i> provides a clear, thorough, and captivating learning experience for all who want to take the plunge. Packed with beautiful full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this updated edition is the preferred guide for recreational divers, diving instructors, and students around the globe. <P>Renowned diving instructor Dennis Graver sheds light on the undersea world and how to experience it safely with essential details on skills, techniques, and planning. In <i>Scuba Diving</i>, you'll learn how to<ul><li>select, outfit, and care for diving equipment;<li>equalize pressure in the ears, sinuses, and mask; <li>use dive tables and diving profiles;<li>follow boat-diving and buddy-check procedures for safe diving; and<li>prevent or manage underwater emergencies and hazards.</ul>In this new edition, <i>Scuba Diving</i> demystifies the complex topics such as gas laws and the physics and physiology of diving. As an added bonus, you'll find recommendations on top diving sites around the world--sites ideal for divers at any level. <P>Whether you're a beginning or intermediate diver or diving instructor, make sure you have all the bases covered before you go underwater. <i>Scuba Diving</i> will ensure a safe, successful, and rewarding dive every time you take the plunge.